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Waldish Confederation
ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ (Waldish)
*Vallsk Forbund*
Waldish Confederation ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ (Waldish); Vallsk Forbund
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: ᛋᛐᛦᚱ᛬ᚿᚮᚱᛑᛂᚿ (Waldish); Styr norden; "Rule the north"
	Anthem: ᛂᚱᛁᚴᛋᛆᚿᚵᛂᚿ (Waldish); Eriksangen; "Erik's Song";
Capital and largest city	Alsvik
Official languages	Waldish
Recognised regional languages	Cuthish; Eldseyan
Ethnic groups (2020)	87.1% Waldish; 0.7% Cuthish; 0.1% Eldseyan; 12.1% Other
Religion (2020)	84.3% !Christianity 78.9% Waldic Catholic; 5.4% Other !Christian; ; ; 10.2% Irreligious; 5.5% Other;
Demonym(s)	Waldish
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy
• Foresitter	Mats II
• Lawspeaker	Anders Kjeldsen
Legislature	Bundsdag
• Upper house	Landsting
• Lower house	Folksting
Establishment
• North Waldia	20 May 1031
• Old Waldish Confederacy	7 January 1584
• Federal state	19 June 1821
• Current constitution	15 August 1866
Area
• Total	648,557 km2 (250,409 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2.2%
Population
• 2020 census	62,775,800
• Density	96.8/km2 (250.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$3.536 trillion
• Per capita	$56,320
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2.837 trillion
• Per capita	$45,192
Gini (2021)	35.7; medium
HDI (2021)	0.921; very high
Currency	Pund (VLP)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Central Calesian Time, CCT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (Central Calesian Summer Time, CCST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+39
ISO 3166 code	VL
Internet TLD	.vl

Revision as of 15:50, 25 February 2024

Waldrich (Waldish: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛂᚱᛁᚴᛂ, Vallerike), officially the Waldish Confederation (Waldish: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ, Vallsk Forbund), is an island sovereign state in the Svallandic archipelago of northern Calesia. It lies between the X Ocean to the north, the X Ocean to the east, and the X Sea to the southwest. The nation shares a land border with Valmut to the southeast, and maritime borders with X to the west and Falland to the south. Alsvik is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including Hellnafjord, Strandhavn, Kongsheim, and Hovberg. With a population of approximately 63 million and a total area of 648,557 square kilometers, Waldrich is the Xth most populous and Xth largest nation in Teleon.

Humans first settled Waldrich between the 10th and 11th millennia BC, at the end of the last ice age. During late antiquity, the Waldic tribes inhabiting the Waldrich and the rest of Svalland began to migrate south into mainland Calesia, invading and ultimately occupying the Cambran Empire. These tribes organized into petty kingdoms during the early middle ages, unifiying to form the Waldian Empire in 759. At its height in the 9th century, the Waldian Empire controlled all of Svalland and much of continental northern Calesia from its capital in modern-day Falland. During the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Waldian imperial rule began to weaken as a result of overextension, administrative mismanagement, and external pressures resulting from !Slavic and !French invasions of its continental territories. The empire ultimately collapsed in 1031 after the !French capture of !GermanicRome, forcing the imperial government to relocate to Alsvik. The Waldians continued to rule from Alsvik as a rump state known as the Svallandic Empire, which maintained control over Waldia's insular possessions in Svalland. Svalland's political situation stabilized during the Template:High Middle Ages, undergoing a golden age in which Alsvik emerged as a significant cultural and economic hub in northern Calesia. However, Svalland was decimated as a result of the Great Impact of 1348, causing significant societal upheaval and killing nearly half of Svalland's pre-impact population in the subsequent global famine. The !Reformation of the 16th century further divided the realm along religious lines, with !Protestantism taking hold in the southern kingdoms in defiance of the Northern Apostolic Church. Increasing repression from Alsvik prompted the southern kingdoms to revolt against imperial rule, causing the empire to collapse and fragment in 1587.

The Apostolic kingdoms of Waldrich subsequently established the Old Waldish Confederacy to fill the power vaccuum left by the collapse of Svalland. Nominally a defensive alliance between independent and co-equal kingdoms, the Kingdom of Jarnland established de facto hegemony over the Confederacy as its largest and most powerful constituent state. Jarnland also emerged as a major colonial power beginning in the 17th century, ruling over much of Razan and northern Elia Boreal at its height in the late 18th century. Jarnland lost most of its colonies as a consequence of the X War of the early 19th century, which caused significant destruction throughout the Confederacy and prompted its centralization into a federal state. After a brief period of stability during the mid-19th century, Waldrich was defeated by Falland in the First Cuthish War of 1866. The defeat sent the nation into turmoil, culminating in the Waldish Revolution. Foresitter Karl II instituted liberalizing reforms in response, resulting in the end of absolutism and the ratification of a democratic constitution. After a half-century long arms race with Falland, war again broke out betweent the two powers in 1919. Waldrich's victory in 1921 caused support for nationalist and revanchist political elements to rise in Falland, allowing national syndicalists to take power in the 1925 elections. The continued spread of national syndicalism worldwide throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s set the stage for the outbreak of the Great War in 1934, which pitted Waldrich and the X Powers against Falland and the Y Powers. The Y Powers surrendered unconditionally in 1940, with Waldrich and its allies occupying Falland.

Contemporary Waldrich is a great power, wielding significant regional and global influence in economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military affairs. It is a founding member of the Nordbund and X Economic Partnership, and holds a permanent seat on the X Security Council. Waldrich is a developed country, with a high income economy that ranks as the Xth largest in the world. Its economic system, known internationally as the Waldish model, combines high economic freedom with a strong social safety net centered around a universal basic income. Waldrich is a recognized nuclear weapons state under the Treaty of Hellnafjord and possesses the Xth largest military in the world, with a blue-water navy that allows it to project power globally.

Etymology

History

Prehistory

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Early Modern period

19th century

Early 20th century

Contemporary history

Geography

TBAfjord in Skerland
TBA National Park
TBA volcano in Eldsey
Lake TBD in TBD National Park
The TBA river in TBA
The TBA mountains in TBA

Climate

Environment

Biodiversity

Politics

Government

Political parties and elections

Administrative divisions

Waldrich is divided into 17 states (lander), including three kingdoms (kongedømmer), one grand duchy (storhertugdømme), two duchies (hertugdømmer), four jarldoms (jarldømmer), three principalities (fyrstedømmer), three free states (frilander), and one free city (friby).

Name	Capital	Population	Form of government	Official language(s)
Alsvik	Alsvik	2,594,236	Free city	Waldish
Aursdal	Kongsheim	8,714,043	Kingdom	Waldish
Cuthland	Alderham	412,710	Free state	Cuthish
Eldsey	Klettvik	44,382	Free state	Eldseyan
Forsmark	Forsheim	1,786,199	Jarldom	Waldish
Geirfold	Hallstrand	13,595,418	Kingdom	Waldish
Hovberg	Hovberg	634,807	Principality	Waldish
Jarnland	Hellnafjord	18,402,789	Kingdom	Waldish
Kolhavn	Kolhavn	244,210	Principality	Waldish
Lyngmark	Fagerheim	1,837,005	Duchy	Waldish
Malmstad	Malmstad	79,303	Principality	Waldish
Coshaqua	Mariesfjord	1,352,640	Free state	Waldish
Revsdal	Erikshavn	130,271	Jarldom	Waldish
Røkkerland	Flesanger	4,647,180	Duchy	Waldish
Skerland	Skervik	1,892,276	Jarldom	Waldish
Strandhavn	Strandhavn	1,123,945	Jarldom	Waldish
Vegsdal	Heggersund	4,284,386	Grand duchy	Waldish

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-'''Waldrich''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Waldish}}: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛂᚱᛁᚴᛂ, ''Vallerike''), officially the '''Waldish Confederation''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Waldish}}: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ, ''Vallsk Forbund''), is a {{wp|Sovereign state|sovereign state}} on the [[Svalland]]ic island of [[X]] in northern [[Calesia]].  It lies between the [[X Ocean]] to the north, the [[X Ocean]] to the east, and the [[X Sea]] to the southwest.  The nation shares a land border with [[Valmut]] to the southeast, and maritime borders with [[X]] to the west and [[Falland]] to the south.  [[Alsvik]] is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including [[Hellnafjord]], [[Strandhavn]], [[Kongsheim]], and [[Hovberg]].  With a population of approximately 63 million and a total area of 648,557 square kilometers, Waldrich is the Xth most populous and Xth largest nation in [[Teleon]].
+'''Waldrich''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Waldish}}: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛂᚱᛁᚴᛂ, ''Vallerike''), officially the '''Waldish Confederation''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Waldish}}: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ, ''Vallsk Forbund''), is an {{wp|Island|island}} {{wp|Sovereign state|sovereign state|nation}} in the [[Svalland]]ic archipelago of northern [[Calesia]]. It lies between the [[X Ocean]] to the north, the [[X Ocean]] to the east, and the [[X Sea]] to the southwest. The nation shares a land border with [[Valmut]] to the southeast, and maritime borders with [[X]] to the west and [[Falland]] to the south. [[Alsvik]] is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including [[Hellnafjord]], [[Strandhavn]], [[Kongsheim]], and [[Hovberg]]. With a population of approximately 63 million and a total area of 648,557 square kilometers, Waldrich is the Xth most populous and Xth largest nation in [[Teleon]].
-Humans first settled Waldrich between the 10th and 11th millennia BC, at the end of the {{wp|Last Glacial Period|last ice age}}.  During the early middle ages, the {{wp|Germanic peoples|Waldic tribes}} inhabiting the region began to organize into several {{wp|Petty kingdom|petty kingdoms}}.  In 759, [[X]] of the [[Kingdom of X]] unified many of these kingdoms under the [[Waldian Empire]], which ruled most of Svalland and northern !Europe at its territorial peak in the 9th century.  The empire fragmented in 1031, and control over Waldrich passed to the successor state of [[North Waldia]].  The [[!Reformation]] of the 16th century divided the realm along religious lines, with the nobles of the southern kingdoms converting to [[!Protestantism]] in defiance of the [[Waldic Catholic Church]].  Tensions between the !Catholic north and !Protestant south culminated with the [[X War]], resulting in the dissolution of North Waldia in 1584.  The southern kingdoms unified under the [[Valmut|Kingdom of Valmut]], while the northern kingdoms established the [[Old Waldish Confederacy]] as a successor to North Waldia.  Initially intended as a defensive alliance between independent kingdoms, the Confederacy consolidated into a [[Waldrich as a federal state|federal state]] in 1821 as a consequence of the [[X War]].  Waldrich emerged as a {{wp|Great power|great power}} in !Europe during the mid-19th century under the rule of [[Foresitter of Waldrich|Foresitter]] [[Olaf V]], who reformed the armies of the Confederation's constituent states into a unified and modern fighting force.  Olaf also oversaw the industrialization of the nation's economy, which was among the wealthiest in the world by the end of his reign in 1860.
+Humans first settled Waldrich between the 10th and 11th millennia BC, at the end of the {{wp|Last Glacial Period|last ice age}}. During {{wp|Late antiquity|late antiquity}}, the {{wp|Germanic peoples|Waldic tribes}} inhabiting the Waldrich and the rest of Svalland began to migrate south into mainland Calesia, invading and ultimately occupying the [[Cambran Empire]]. These tribes organized into {{wp|Petty kingdom|petty kingdoms}} during the {{wp|Early middle ages|early middle ages}}, unifiying to form the [[Waldian Empire]] in 759. At its height in the 9th century, the Waldian Empire controlled all of Svalland and much of continental northern Calesia from its capital in modern-day [[Falland]]. During the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Waldian imperial rule began to weaken as a result of overextension, administrative mismanagement, and external pressures resulting from !Slavic and !French invasions of its continental territories. The empire ultimately collapsed in 1031 after the !French capture of !GermanicRome, forcing the imperial government to relocate to Alsvik. The Waldians continued to rule from Alsvik as a {{wp|Rump state|rump state}} known as the [[Svallandic Empire]], which maintained control over Waldia's insular possessions in Svalland. Svalland's political situation stabilized during the {{High Middle Ages|high medieval period}}, undergoing a {{wp|Golden age|golden age}} in which Alsvik emerged as a significant cultural and economic hub in northern Calesia. However, Svalland was decimated as a result of the [[Great Impact]] of 1348, causing significant societal upheaval and killing nearly half of Svalland's pre-impact population in the subsequent [[Great Famine|global famine]]. The [[!Reformation]] of the 16th century further divided the realm along religious lines, with !Protestantism taking hold in the southern kingdoms in defiance of the [[Northern Apostolic Church]]. Increasing repression from Alsvik prompted the southern kingdoms to [[War of the Southern League|revolt]] against imperial rule, causing the empire to collapse and fragment in 1587.
-Waldrich's loss to [[Falland]] in the [[First Cuthish War]] of 1866 sent the nation into turmoil, culminating in the [[Waldish Revolution]].  Olaf's successor, [[Karl II]], instituted liberalizing reforms in response, resulting in the end of {{wp|Absolutism|absolutism}} and the ratification of a [[Constitution of Waldrich|democratic constitution]].  After a half-century long [[Waldish–Fallish arms race|arms race]] with Falland, war [[Second Cuthish War|again]] broke out betweent the two powers in 1919.  Waldrich's victory in 1921 caused support for nationalist and revanchist political elements to rise in Falland, allowing {{wp|National syndicalism|national syndicalists}} to take power in the 1925 elections.  The continued spread of national syndicalism worldwide throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s set the stage for the outbreak of the [[Great War (Teleon)|Great War]] in 1934, which pitted Waldrich and the [[X Powers]] against Falland and the [[Y Powers]].  The [[Y Powers]] surrendered unconditionally in 1940, with Waldrich and its allies occupying Falland.
+The Apostolic kingdoms of Waldrich subsequently established the [[Old Waldish Confederacy]] to fill the power vaccuum left by the collapse of Svalland. Nominally a defensive alliance between independent and co-equal kingdoms, the [[Kingdom of Jarnland]] established ''de facto'' hegemony over the Confederacy as its largest and most powerful constituent state. Jarnland also emerged as a major colonial power beginning in the 17th century, ruling over much of [[Razan]] and northern [[Elia Boreal]] at its height in the late 18th century. Jarnland lost most of its colonies as a consequence of the [[X War]] of the early 19th century, which caused significant destruction throughout the Confederacy and prompted its centralization into a [[Waldrich as a federal state|federal state]]. After a brief period of stability during the mid-19th century, Waldrich was defeated by [[Falland]] in the [[First Cuthish War]] of 1866. The defeat sent the nation into turmoil, culminating in the [[Waldish Revolution]]. Foresitter [[Karl II]] instituted liberalizing reforms in response, resulting in the end of {{wp|Absolutism|absolutism}} and the ratification of a [[Constitution of Waldrich|democratic constitution]]. After a half-century long [[Waldish–Fallish arms race|arms race]] with Falland, war [[Second Cuthish War|again]] broke out betweent the two powers in 1919. Waldrich's victory in 1921 caused support for nationalist and revanchist political elements to rise in Falland, allowing {{wp|National syndicalism|national syndicalists}} to take power in the 1925 elections. The continued spread of national syndicalism worldwide throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s set the stage for the outbreak of the [[Great War (Teleon)|Great War]] in 1934, which pitted Waldrich and the [[X Powers]] against Falland and the [[Y Powers]]. The [[Y Powers]] surrendered unconditionally in 1940, with Waldrich and its allies occupying Falland.
-Contemporary Waldrich is a {{wp|Great power|great power}}, wielding significant regional and global influence in economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military affairs.  It is a founding member of the [[Nordbund]] and [[X Economic Partnership]], and holds a permanent seat on the [[X]] Security Council.  Waldrich is a {{wp|Developed country|developed country}}, with a {{wp|High-income economy|high income economy}} that ranks as the Xth largest in the world.  Its economic system, known internationally as the [[Waldish model]], combines high {{wp|Economic freedom|economic freedom}} with a strong {{wp|Social safety net|social safety net}} centered around a {{wp|Universal basic income|universal basic income}}.  Waldrich is a recognized nuclear weapons state under the [[Treaty of Hellnafjord]] and possesses the Xth largest military in the world, with a {{wp|Blue-water navy|blue-water navy}} that allows it to project power globally.
+Contemporary Waldrich is a {{wp|Great power|great power}}, wielding significant regional and global influence in economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military affairs. It is a founding member of the [[Nordbund]] and [[X Economic Partnership]], and holds a permanent seat on the [[X]] Security Council. Waldrich is a {{wp|Developed country|developed country}}, with a {{wp|High-income economy|high income economy}} that ranks as the Xth largest in the world. Its economic system, known internationally as the [[Waldish model]], combines high {{wp|Economic freedom|economic freedom}} with a strong {{wp|Social safety net|social safety net}} centered around a {{wp|Universal basic income|universal basic income}}. Waldrich is a recognized nuclear weapons state under the [[Treaty of Hellnafjord]] and possesses the Xth largest military in the world, with a {{wp|Blue-water navy|blue-water navy}} that allows it to project power globally.
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 {{see also|Free states of Waldrich}}
-Waldrich is divided into 17 [[States of Waldrich|states]] (''lander''), including three {{wp|Kingdom|kingdoms}} (''kongedømmer''), one {{wp|Grand duchy|grand duchy}} (''storhertugdømme''), two {{wp|Duchy|duchies}} (''hertugdømmer''), four {{wp|Jarldom|jarldoms}} (''jarldømmer''), three {{wp|Principality|principalities}} (''fyrstedømmer''), three  [[Free states of Waldrich|free states]] (''frilander''), and one [[Alsvik|free city]] (''friby'').  Most Waldish states are under the authority of a lord, although free states and the free city of Alsvik have no local monarch and are directly under the authority of the [[Foresitter of Waldrich|Foresitter]].  Under the [[Constitution of Waldrich|Federal Constitution]], all Waldish states reserve a substantial degree of sovereignty within their own borders, with state constitutions and legislatures governing most internal affairs.
+Waldrich is divided into 17 [[States of Waldrich|states]] (''lander''), including three {{wp|Kingdom|kingdoms}} (''kongedømmer''), one {{wp|Grand duchy|grand duchy}} (''storhertugdømme''), two {{wp|Duchy|duchies}} (''hertugdømmer''), four {{wp|Jarldom|jarldoms}} (''jarldømmer''), three {{wp|Principality|principalities}} (''fyrstedømmer''), three  [[Free states of Waldrich|free states]] (''frilander''), and one [[Alsvik|free city]] (''friby'').
-While most states are granted an equal degree of sovereignty under the law, free states hold special constitutional privileges that exempt them from certain federal laws.  These privileges are not uniform, and each of the three free states have varying degrees of autonomy due to a number of historical, political, and cultural factors.  For example, neither [[Eldsey]] nor [[Cuthland]] use Waldish as their official language, instead using {{wp|Norn language|Eldseyan}} and {{wp|Anglish|Cuthish}} respectively for government business.  Cuthland is also granted specific exceptions to certain federal trade regulations, allowing it to trade freely with Falland due to shared cultural and historical ties.  [[Coshaqua]] reserves the greatest degree of autonomy due to its geographic proximity to mainland [[Elia Boreal]], and is self-governing on most matters not related to national security.
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